The Stillwater Ponies are taking a road trip to face off against the Two Rivers Warriors at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Stillwater fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against East Ridge on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Raptors. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Karson Foster was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Jack Runk made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI. Another player making a difference was AJ Levy, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Two Rivers had already won 11 in a row dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it 12 on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Polars 7-5.
Two Rivers pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Stillwater, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Stillwater beat Two Rivers 5-0 in their previous matchup back in May of 2019. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Ponies since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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